Matt Amodio continued his “Jeopardy!” winning streak on Monday, breaking yet another record in the show’s history.
The Ph.D student from New Haven, Conn. closed out last week’s gameplay with a huge milestone when he unseated James Holzhauer as the contestant with the second-most consecutive wins in the show’s history. With 33 wins at the time — 35 now — Amodio is officially second only to Ken Jennings, who still has a commanding lead at 74 wins.
However, a move Amodio made on Tuesday’s episode during Final Jeopardy actually made the king of the game take notice on Twitter.
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Matt Amodio broke yet another record on ‘Jeopardy!’
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Amodio closed out the show Tuesday with an incredibly risky Final Jeopardy wager that ultimately earned him the highest single-day total winnings in “Jeopardy!” history. Yahoo reports that, after scoring $41,800 more than the next highest contestant, bid a massive $37,000 on the last clue in a move that could have not only cost him the game but his winning streak as well.
Fortunately, he got the answer correct and ended up earning a total of $83,000 in one game.
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As they always do, “Jeopardy!” fans quickly took to Twitter to marvel at the risky move and congratulate the record-breaking contestant. However, perhaps the biggest honor came in the simple one-word tweet of recognition from “Jeopardy!” master, Jennings.
“Woah,” he wrote in the comments of a post about the big win.
“Now if only I could get that Ken Jennings smell out of the #Jeopardy winner’s podium,” Amodio joked in response.
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Amodio was previously asked about being second to the legendary “Jeopardy!” contestant, noting that he has a ton of respect for him.
“Ken’s always been the face of ‘Jeopardy!’ to me, so when I think of ‘Jeopardy!’ I think of him,” Amodio said (via a press release). “To [be] right behind him is a surreal experience.”
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If his winning streak continues, Amodio may actually be a contestant on the show while Jennings is the host. It was confirmed in September that Jennings would split hosting duties with Mayim Bialik this season as the show seeks a new permanent host following the controversy that surrounded Mike Richards before he ultimately exited the show.